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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
The 2yte Gea,tlc.rO,,.u,a,

A gentlewoman, writes Catherine
Call in the New Orleans Picayetae, is
born, not made; her smiles cannot be
like parasol, for outdoor use in
sunny weather. Why should she smirk,
and grin, and fawn, and fatter the wo-
man Of her set who is rich and received
everywhere and be ashamed to he COM
monty polite to the woman who is not
on her visiting-list or Acknowledged in
her social circle? Social varnish or
smirk and smile, if laid on an inch
thick. cannot hide the unloveliness of
rotten heart nor reclaim it from a
hideous foulness that humber folk have
smelled and been made sick of. To
some the most honest hearts, the most
manly men, the most beautiful faces
and most charming girls, are mere
smuts and blurs unless they are framed
in by fine clothes, are busted at only
the most aristocratic trades, and are
placed in only the highest circles.
Good manners that are the spontan-
eous expression of good and kindly
heart are tested best when the man or
woman is placed in unusual circum-
stances. 1t is easy enough for madam
to smile, and be gracious, and wear all
her captivating little accoutrements of
amiability and even temper in her own
home amonst her own friends, but you
have only to send her out into the
world, place her temporarily in uncon-
genial company among unfamiliar peo.
pie to learn whether she is real
princess or no. The real queens of the
best society are not known by their
fine gowns. Nor can they travel through
the world incognito. Wherever thew
60 there is that about them that COM
mands homage and inspires good be-
havior. Like good angels, they illumi-
nate life and make uncertain ways plain
by the beautiful jewel of unselfish con-
sideration for others that is set like
star in the forehead, beacon, guide.
q comfort to all who come near
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
HOW Il RELIC VAS KECOTERED.


In 1887 the remains of George Wash
ington and his wife were removed from
the old tomb, where they had reposed
for thirty years, to the new one, where
they now remain. The body of Wash.
ington was originally enclosed in a
leaden coffin, and this again in wooden
one. When Maj. Lewis and Mr..
Strickland had the coffin brought out
OF the old vault the wooden case was
found to be entirely rotten. On the
bottom was lying the silver plate in the
form of shield, giving the name Of
the deceased, the date of his birth. and
that of his death. This plate had orig
inally been placed upon the leaden cot.
fn' but had undoubtedly been dis.
placed when the attempt was made to
steal the remains By strange over
sight the silver shield was not ren]acod
upon the coffin, and was lost sight Of
Tor many years, only to find its way at
last to an auction sale. Four or five
years ago the auctioneer there sold an
OLD sole-leather trunk and contents,
consisting apparently only of empty
bottles, walls, tin cans, and other rub.
Dish. The lot brought 25 cents, The
buyer rummaged among the trash, and
finally fshed out the silver shield
ABOVE referred to. A close examina.
ton showed that the trunk had also
been one of the personal effects Of
washington, for on heavy brass plate
was engraved his name. The gentle.
man still holds the articles --Washino.
ton Capita. ''''''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

A NORWEGIAN physician reports a
great success in the cure of whooping-
cough by thorough disinfection. The
patient being taken out of his room,
sulphur is burned in it, two ounces for
every 100 cubic feet of space in the
room, and after this fumigation the
patient is returned to the room.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
THE JUDGE HAD II pL.fyyED.

"Jede, said the foreman of Mis-
souri, jury, char is goin' to be hangin'
down at Bazoo day after tomorrow.
We lowed prob'bly ye'd excuse us as
we want to ride down, of course"
"set down." roared the Judge.
"All right, judge, but there's goin'
to be two niggers hung an we calkilated
it were customary to let juries off such
days.
"Well, doggone it ALL" replied the
judge, considerably disguised, "jes'
keep still an I'll tend to these things.
I'm goin' to adjourn court the day be-
fore an Well all go down an camp out
on the grounds over night. Did you
have an idea that was goin' to miss a
hangin' myself?"-Dakota Bell.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

IT is curious scientific fact that all
the elements of the poison found in q
rattlesnake are inherent in the common
Irish potato.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

JUSTICE TO WI2sTIsIsy SOLDIERS|
My attention was attracted by a stay
ment from an Iowa Grand Army NJ
concerning the attitude assumed by \
soldiers of the army of the Potomac
reference to our Western armies, and
was most heartily glad to see some y
state what all of us know to be
fact. The airs that the Army OF 4
Potomac puts on are simply disgustla
especially when one considers how
tie they did during the war. I'D
were far better equipped than
Western troops. They were all clad
new uniforms, while our men had
use blankets to cover their nakedne
When new arms were issued they
them, and the old ones were sent we
And yet the Western armies were
cessful from the first, always advanel'
and never seriously checked, while
Army of the Potomac was beaten
inferior numbers over and over aSa
and never won battle until "esss
men We're placed in command. IL
fought four years without gettlnS
of sight of Washington, while
Western troops marched about ~
miles, leaving nothing unconquerea
hind them. Sherman's men caileu
Army Of the Potomac "custard po.;;1
because they said they were affAa :,
get so far away from Washington
they could not have custard e,
morning. I do not mean to 1np
their courage, but think that wheA"
claim equality with, not to speak "
periority over, the Western troop'
true state of the case should be paw
before the world.-Geo. N. o'one
Chicago, IN st. Louis Glo0S-D'
crQt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

1t is the fashion among the lords of
creation to make merry over the ways
Of women, and to think. apparently,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

THE Mexican law regarding train
wreckers is based on the belief that
dead men wreck no trains. burqh
Chronicle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

Hotr Mr.. FO0O Ha'lied Nth the Garnet
and Mrs. FoDy Pat 1t DO,pn,
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16

might it not be possible that the liber.
alism of our own America is due to her
almost bounaless plains?
AS upon peace. SO the prairie has
had its influence upon the modes and
fortunes of warfare. Plains give room
for the movement of vast aggregations
of men and neccessitate campaigns
upon splendid scale.
Xerxes could employ his million
followers upon the Persian plains, but
was hampered among the Grecian
hills. 1t was not alone the long bound.
ary line between the North and South
that gave us such magnificent display
of armies in the War of the Rebellion.
There was an opportunity, and indeed
Il necessity. for the arraying of large
forces upon both sides by reason of the
comparatively level tracts that lay east
and west of the Alleghenies.
More elegant art, too. must own a
dependence upon the plain. The great
imaginative Htterotears of history have
been. not the dwellers in narrow city
streets. but such as have drunken of the
wine of health that floods the open
country. Tourgeneif who has charm
ed his generation with his wondrous
phantasies, come from the Russian
teppes, and his words are redolent with
the vast grandeur of the Tundra. Die
ems loved the country and by-ways;
Emerson has stolen much gold from
the treasures of nature, while Virgil
shines most brightly in his Eclogucs.
Goethe tramped the plains of Germany,
snatching from them the choicest of his
gems, and Hugo caught his finest in
spirations without the city walls.
1t was Emerson who longed so ca
gerly for the great American epic which
should embody the history of the nation
and stand rs chiefest of epic master
pieces for all time. Should it ever be
written. it will spring not from brain
nourished in the hot-house of palatial
city home. but from the mind of one
who has been content to
Go forth under the open sky, and list
To Natures teachings.
The prar;es are furnishing. to-day,
the princes of American literature.
The role of sing writers is startling
with its proportion of those who spent
their earls days upon the plains that
swep back from the banks of the '.fath-
er of waters"
Natures work is far from finished,
the mountains are not washed away,
and the rivers have not filed with their
burdens the abysses of ocean.
But tits apleasant idea for contempla-
ton, SO may mankind approach an
equality and unity of thought and
interest which shall render possible the
Utopian federation of the world." -
Charles NJ. Uarger IN The Current.
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
Rich New York Women.

am every day astonished at the
wealth Of this city. writes a New York
correspondent of the The Philadelphia
Record. We arc supposed to know at
least the names of the millionaires,
or at any rate people whose for
tunes amount to more than million or
two; but we DO not know the naf of
them, and the number of wealthy
women in New York is past belief l
know lady whom nobody ever heard
of outside of her own circle of ac-
quaintanccs who has $4,000. 600 of her
own. know of another lady who has
83 o00,O 900; of another. recently dead,
with from S5.000,O0) to $4,000, 900.
These. of course, not including the
well-known wealthy widows-such as
the late Mrs. A. r. Stewart. Widow
lammersley, Mrs. May. and dozen
others. The china and household or
naments of Widow McCosky were sold
at auction this week. There was moth
ing very striking about the collection,
though it was all expensive one.
Widow McCosky leaves about S6, ,O0O,-
900. a large part of which is invested in
the Chemical National bank. Mrs
McCrosky got in when Chemical bank
shares were at par. Now share that
orig nalIv cost $50 is worth $4,000; so
if Mrs. McCosky had few hundred
shares in this bank her income would
have been great deal larger than one
would have thought, taking the ordi-
nary percentage, which nowaday 8
seems to be 5.
know another lady in New York
who has 50. 100000 OF her own, 81, 900,
900 of which she will settle upon her
daughter if her daughter marries to
please her. If the daughter does not
If she takes it into her head to run
oil with the coachman-she will be cut
off with a shilling; at least, that is what
her mother says now. II is not general
1y given out that the mother is going to
make this marriage settlement ION her
daughter. If it were, l til nix she
would have al embarrassment Of
suitors. Two million dollars is a good
deal TO settle upon bride-more in
fact than is wise--but l think it much
better for wealthy parents to give their
children Il dowry when they marry
than to give them nothing until their
death, when the property is divided.
The idea of MARI age settlements.
which as Il general thing is repugnant
to Americans. is not bad one. 1t
makes a woman independent, and it
makes it possible for her to marry a
poor man, who might be much better
husband for her than a rich one. When
young men or young women have been
brought up surrounded by every luxury
ut home, and then get married and are
obliged 10 live as though they were in
straitened circumstances, when they
know at the death of their parents they
are going to have all the money they
want, it makes them, l fear. look for.
ward to the death of their parents with
feelings akin to resignation. If at their
marriage good round sum of money
were settled upon them I think the
effect would be more satisfactory than
is found in anticipation.
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
Women Who Drink.

If you wish to get a good idea of the
manners and morals of men and wom-
en- in New York, writes correspond
ent of The Cleveland Leader. visit fre.
quently the tirst-class restaurants, such
as Delmonico's, the Brunswick, Moral
los. Taylor's, Martinelli's. and the
cafes of leading hotels. You need not
fear; your judgement will not lead you
astray. Ladies think no more of drink
ing pint of wine with their luncheon
or dinner than they do of drinking
glass of water. At one of the above
mentioned places last night, where
wine was included with the dinner, ours
was the only table without wine. and
we seemed to fall correspondingly low
in the opinion of our. stylish French
waiter. Before the dinner is finished
the color commences to rush into the
face of the ladies. and when they leave
the room they are fully under the in
fluence of the wine; not drunk, no, no!
but "braced up' for the ride home, and
the. ordeal of getting ready for some
evening entertainment, after which. in
New York. ladies and gentlemen gen.
orally have supper-with wine, of
course. 1t is a fact that numbers Of
women are obliged to .'sober off," and
to ''swear off, for three or four months
or become permanent wrecks. had
occasion to call to see physician o
few days ago. and he said that wine
might benefit me. I told him that
did not believe that wine was ever
necessary to health, and gave my opin-
ion of wine-drinking generally. He
said:
"You are right. madam, and il more
women we're Of the same opinion our
asylums for inebriates and for the in
sane would not be so FULL"
He then told me that every little
while he was obliged to force some of
his patients. ladies, into retirement for
three months or six months, in order
to save them from the fatal results Of
drink. but only in few instances had
he been able to effect permanent cure,
and his experience is that of manv
other physicians who have large and
wealthy practice. In certain cases the
most careful physicians prescribe wine,
but the wine drinkers, however, arc
not q . ruIa those who drink by pre-.
serlpvion
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
Roasting Great Men.

Even great men sometimes indulge
In boasting, and their ''tall talk" when
coldly read seems like the prating of a
coxcomb. How many famous generals.
statesmen and popular leaders might be
named. who not only had good opin-
ion of themselves" but never hesitated
to express it publicly.
One such man was Lord Catham, q
great statesman, who spoke in the loft
lest strain, and backd up his words by
loftier deeds.
II am sure that l can save this coun-
try. and that nobody else can." said he
to the duke of Devonshire, upon resign
ing his Office in 1857.
1t was boast. but an idle boast, and
history has justified at least the first
part of it, for he who made 1t was re-
called to the Office. and SO prosecuted
the war with France that the whole of
Canada was surrendered to England,
and France was driven out of North
America.
Another illustration OF the fact that
the words of braggart my be followed
by heroic deeds occurs in Grenville's
journal" recently published. Lord
Catham, then plain William Pitt, ap-
pointed General Wolfe to the command
Of the expedition against Canada On
the day preceding the departure of the
expedition, Wolfe was invited to dine
with Pitt and his brother-in-law, Lord
Temple.
The topic of conversation was
the conquest of Canada, and Wolfe fred
with his own thoughts. broke forth in
to strain of gasconade. He drew his
sword, raped the table with it, -four
ished it around the room, and talked of
the mighty things he would achieve.
Pitt and Temple were SO amazed at
this childish exhibition of vanity. that
they listened in silence. When Wolfe
departed, Pitt threw up his hands and
raised his eyes in a gesture of despair.
"Good heavens" he exclaimed, THAT
should have entrusted the fate Of my
country to such hands!
Yet the young braggart made good
his words by taking Quebec. His youth
made him vain, but his brains secured
for him q heroes place, --Yeash's Com.
panteM
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
An Excusable Error.

Mrs. Rongwerd was in trouble about
something she had said, and lady was
talking to her about it.
Il don't think" sobbed Mrs. r..
''that I ever made such remark"
Il beg your pardon, my DEAR re.
piled her friend, '.but heard you say
it."
'Well, perhaps did, but II did, II
was an ignis fafusss. and don't think
/ ought to be blamed for t.-Wdshjng.
ton Critic
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
He Suffered.

$50 you've been out Westp" he
querried of a citizen who returned the
other day.
Yes"
"Lots of snow out there?"
.Millions of acres. l was snow
bound on Il train fifteen hours. There
were Twenty-Five ballet girls in my
car"
'And your wife was with youa"
"Alas! yes!'
"Great Scets' but how you mwt
have snAaysdH '-1etro,t Frst PresA
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
All Little Fellows.

The wisdom of man Is but q small
thing after all. What does he knowf
He can't tell why blood circulates and
keeps up life. He can't tell why It il
that he can move his limbs whom he
wishes to walk, or to reach forth to
grasp an object He can't tell why he
has voice and can talk. In fact, he
has so little knowledge that it scarcely
amounts to anything. -KaufnsoW (1sz.)
SNn
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16
eu,LLoT,n,No A WOMAN.

The First Scene of the Kind in Merry
France in Fifteen Years.
A Paris correspondent Of the Neso
York World writes: A woman has
been gullotined In France for the first
tlme 10 Mtsen ysAsA The ascumstsp'
Crystal River current., 1887-04-16

Boston has School Of Expression, intend
ed. NO doubt. for posts top tal 1cs ntteraaee
-PAaedslpAts Ntsss :
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que DIGNITY 10 his apnearonce and

81 antique dignity 20 his appearance and
attracted much attention. The reports
are unanimous that his tour did much
good. Gen. Jackson's trips were the sub
Jet Of much acrid criticism. as were all
his acts; and his three successors travelled
very little Indeed, there was a general
cessation of presidential trips till the
time of Gen. Grant, who Travelled much
more than any OF his predecessors and
was more sayagely criticised for il. But
De established the custom, and when his
successor made his long tour ~ the west
and south in 1877 hut little was said
against H. Garncld's first trip from the
White House was also his last. the assas-
sin striking at the very start. and Arthur
was not in the least traveller. lie main
tanned the most complete reserve and ap-
pearcd before She public least Of any
president we have had: but previous to
his election hc had visited many sections
of the country
The only sad incident in the present
trip was the sudden death Of Judge Elicit
at Memphis
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23
,o.iali.tic Experiment in Australia.

10 J., claimed that Socialism is being
practically experimental with 10 New
South Wales. Australia. There is no
state church. and no hereditary aristOc-
racv. suffrage is free. and there is no
property qualification for members Of
parliament Eight hours. said Lord
Darlington the governor. IN recent
speech. ARE considered long enough
working hours; public houses are shut on
SUNDAYS. and museums are opened; the
sale and transfer Of land is made very
easy by statutory enactment; men unable
10 find employment are provided with
work by the government. and education
IS practically free In fact. if we leave
out the demand Tor free daily meal for
Zach child attending school, and pro-
poeal that steps be- taken 10 organize labor
under skilled direction on unculuvated
lands. We find state of things exactly
similar 10 that suggested 10 memorial
presented last year 10 Lord Salisbury by
he English Social Democratic Federation,
who i'm Europe would b. considered gen
srally a. dangerous and half crazy VS.
.onaries. The result Is that We have now
an almost perfect system Of govern
nent. New York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

The ,ml>tu craze for lss, ~ ha, COM
meucel. and greater than ever Viii he the
fashion OF London dyed garment, of all
kinds
s icW possibly anxious 20 Doe conspicuous
women. who have recently returned from
Europe carry tine came introduced lately at
homhme
Wedding invitations Illuminated ou Nellum
have appeared. but it is ia fashion too eXpen-
sINe to prevail outside the social field OF the
Golden Gate
Many of tine girls of tine period, back n
town. walls with an affected limp. which
their mammas explain ii, due 90 excessive
teuni, playing
Among tine comical sights ON the street, of
New York B., the big, overdrossed woman
leading Tine tmest kind of dog boy a blue
on rcd SIX string.
London letters say that the price of genu-
me India shawis is steadily advancing This
may induce the queen 20 sell out the stock
she ha, ou hand
Alpen,tocks, suggesting the past summer
season, are now made into tripods for the
decoration OF the hall which is becoming
sort of museum
Some furniture dealers say the square
table is coming back again TO the family DIM
ing room, hut no one should split up the old
one for iirewood
MORE antique is 20 be dress material in
highest fashionable favor. and. although 1t
Gomez high, everybody, including sales
ladies. viii have IL
The wife Of the secretary Of the navy is
already credited with having introduced
pew ST Petersburg cloak-the first of the
kind u this country.
New styles and patterns IN furniture are
very beautiful and exhibit some very quaint
conceits likely 70 please women who boast
that they are artistic
please. mum. gimme "a slate pencu. sala
little Fred. as he entered "a store on ms way 10
school Look here, said the old lady, you
didn't pay for that; ] want a penny Il
ham't got penny" Then give me back the
pencil 81 won't" AMI breaking the pencil
evenly ia two he added, Offering the old lady
onehalf: There. that pays for my part -
The Epoch
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

The project of Guaycquil, Ecuador, has
ssued a decree imposing a fine 81 from
RI 10 $50 upon all persons using the tele-
phones for the purpose OF sending chatting
Dr. immoral messages. Tins decree was
rendered necessary by messages Of an I'M
proper character being frequently sent
through the wires. Chicago Herald.
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.'l 'nH l.'"7''- l'' ID i'''i., "n
Nuei' aI IIiiiltI-t p'p"'H
t'I'n WAS ORGANIZED hence l"
"nd -'ul N"tfu u" Nli'l''' was
Hnd ai ihe last name" pace
most EXTENSIVE 'tI'II'o'.''- ODD 'ii'
great industrial 'AI"eili"" ii 'i''
.r empire stale obi lhc ~'O'ii.
of eminent hiinlllf''iI.rI-
.iuN- aud the president OBJ 4"
united country make conn
.0r'f iNr blood " lhr patriotic
NNr N0 more 'Niul"'i'. per
.'rN.NI southern I'Hi MI"
-. important of InN
'I.' worth iN.n-. Nhiroul most
Presidents have travelled about The
'-l cach succeeding One las
-.l more Wa more severely at
Washington. e New England
cause off untold emhmra,s-
matter 'i etiquette DIDO re-
government hao no. men been
Nno inc governors NliN "iher
', were equally 'h Tear "l GONG
ton uiilr Governor iiahcoch,
l-t.-. threw himself n'ch on
claiming that governor and
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90. the vile dogs They have killed
mcr'
Another shot followed, and NJ DE Wan
gen sank ,0 the earth hadly wounded in
thc thigh The other three hunters hastily
took refuge behind tree, aud simmp~.
while the TWO -Iackers fled but The
sLoorn- did not continue VI Bulnon
died before they could carry him Co The
nearest TOWN. NJ DE Nangeu s. recover
ing Thc reader may imagine thc fury
this created on the frontier Tine locality
f.. "a wild and romantic one. iH fhe Nosees
mountains. where the French peasants
arr enthusiastically loyal " ~adoul
prosecutor for the district promptly uoti-
fled fhc corresponding official oa tNc Ger
mau side \u inquiry conducted Dos both
showed thnf the shots Wrn. fired hy
Gichard kaufman, au advance r.ilcmm,
or cha-~cur. and jhat be wa, utterly with
out excuse Tine Gcrmau government has
paid the indemnity, and 10 remain, io bee
seen what viii Dee done with Private
kaufman